diff --git a/src/iperf_client_api.c b/src/iperf_client_api.c
index 37d741f87..98c32b9e4 100644
--- a/src/iperf_client_api.c
+++ b/src/iperf_client_api.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ iperf_client_worker_run(void *s) {
     }
 
     /* Allow this thread to be cancelled even if it's in a syscall */
-    pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, NULL);
+    pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED, NULL);
     pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL);
 
     while (! (test->done) && ! (sp->done)) {
diff --git a/src/iperf_pthread.h b/src/iperf_pthread.h
index 9fe3db8a2..021ad3890 100644
--- a/src/iperf_pthread.h
+++ b/src/iperf_pthread.h
@@ -9,8 +9,20 @@
 /* Adding missing `pthread` related definitions in Android.
  */
 
-#define PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS 0
-#define PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE 0
+ enum
+ {
+   PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE,
+ #define PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE   PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE
+   PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE
+ #define PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE  PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE
+ };
+ enum
+ {
+   PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED,
+ #define PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED	PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED
+   PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS
+ #define PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS	PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS
+ };
 
 int pthread_setcanceltype(int type, int *oldtype);
 int pthread_setcancelstate(int state, int *oldstate);
diff --git a/src/iperf_server_api.c b/src/iperf_server_api.c
index 8e9b41623..43124e067 100644
--- a/src/iperf_server_api.c
+++ b/src/iperf_server_api.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ iperf_server_worker_run(void *s) {
     }
 
     /* Allow this thread to be cancelled even if it's in a syscall */
-    pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, NULL);
+    pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED, NULL);
     pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL);
 
     while (! (test->done) && ! (sp->done)) {